Study on 154 patients with chest pain, mean age: 61 years old, males accounted for 65%. Most common risk factors were hypertension 74%, high serum cholesterol level 60.4%, smoking 47.4%, diabetes 19.5%, family history 30.5%. B-mode ultrasonographic findings were normal carotid arteries in 22 patients (14.3%), intima-media thickness (IMT) >0.7 mm in 132 patients (85.7%), plaques of unilateral carotid arteries in 77 patients (50%), and plaques of bilateral carotid arteries in 36 patients (23.4%). There was a correlation between the IMT, the plaques of carotid arteries and the ages
Atherosclerosis, chest pain, angina pectoris

The study was carried out in 60 patients with chest pain admitted at Nguyen Trai Hospital in order to assess the correlation between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) with the atherosclerotic risk factors. Results: IMT of right carotid artery positively correlated with systolic blood pressure, LDL level and negative correlated with HDL level, IMT of left carotid artery positively correlated with LDL level. IMT was linearly related to the total number of vascular risk factors. IMT had closed correlation with the age of subjects
Carotid Artery Diseases ; Risk Factors ; Ultrasonography

Study on 60 angina patients that suspected due to coronary artery diseases. Results: prevalence of hypertension was 76.7%, high blood cholesterol seen in 65%, and carotid artery diseases occurred in 73.3%. The rate of coronary artery disease is relative high (40%). Frequency of carotid artery diseases was almost 96% in coronary atherosclerosis group in comparison with 58% in group of patients without coronary artery stenosis or with less 50% of stenosis. Doppler ultrasound is confident, safe, and cheap method that can be performed bedside.
Carotid Artery Diseases ; Angina, Unstable

Geographical and racial factors constitute important distinctions between Kawasaki disease (KD) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), but no study has been conducted in Vietnam. Forty-one children with KD from January 2018 to July 2020 and 42 with KD/MIS-C from August 2020 to December 2022 were included in this study. Of the patients, 52.3% were aged between 12 and 35 months. Only two were aged over 5 years, and both were belong to the KD/MIS-C group. A 59.5% of the patients were male. Apart from fever, all symptoms tended to be more frequent in patients with KD/MIS-C. The prevalence of diffuse skin rash, hand and foot edema or erythema and gastrointestinal signs was significantly higher in patients hospitalized with KD/MIS-C. There was no significant difference in laboratory findings between the two groups. Coronary artery dilation was more frequently observed in patients with KD/MIS-C compared to those with KD (40.5% vs. 14.6%, P = 0.009).

Objectives: The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has increased, particularly among individuals who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Health literacy is considered a “social vaccine” that helps people respond effectively to the pandemic. We aimed to investigate the association between long COVID-19 and PTSD, and to examine the modifying role of health literacy in this association. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at 18 hospitals and health centers in Vietnamfrom December 2021 to October 2022. We recruited 4,463 individuals who had recovered from COVID-19 infection for at least 4 weeks. Participants provided information about their sociodemographics, clinical parameters, health-related behaviors, health literacy (usingthe 12-item short-form health literacy scale), long COVID-19 symptoms and PTSD (Impact Event Scale-Revised score of 33 or higher). Logistic regression models were used to examine associations and interactions. Results: Out of the study sample, 55.9% had long COVID-19 symptoms, and 49.6% had PTSD.Individuals with long COVID-19 symptoms had a higher likelihood of PTSD (odds ratio [OR], 1.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.63–2.12; p < 0.001). Higher health literacy was associated with a lower likelihood of PTSD (OR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.97–0.99; p = 0.001). Compared to those without long COVID-19 symptoms and the lowest health literacy score, those with long COVID-19 symptoms and a 1-point health literacy increment had a 3% lower likelihood of PTSD (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.96–0.99; p = 0.001). Conclusion Health literacy was found to be a protective factor against PTSD and modified the negative impact of long COVID-19 symptoms on PTSD.